JPH09198033A - Scroll method for graphical user interface using window and information processor adopting the scroll method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify the scroll procedure of a user. SOLUTION: When an automatic scroll button 53 or 54 is depressed, a scrolling is automatically performed (a step S605) based on a scrolling speed and a scrolling unit which are preliminarily registered (steps S601-604). This automatic scrolling is completed when a stop button 55 or 56 is depressed or information to be scrolled become extinct.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a scrolling method for a graphical user interface using a window and an information processing apparatus adopting the scrolling method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional window-based graphical user interface (GUI) uses a scroll bar having knobs corresponding to information, two arrow buttons, a next window button and a previous window button to open a window. Information that does not fit in the window is displayed by scrolling.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional scrolling method has a problem that the operation procedure for scrolling a large number of information becomes complicated.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a scroll method which can simplify the scroll procedure of the user and a display device which employs the scroll method. .

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a scroll method according to claim 1 is a registered scroll unit for scrolling at a time in a scroll method of a graphical user interface using a window. And scrolling is automatically performed based on the scrolling speed.

According to a second aspect of the scroll method, the user pre-registers the scroll unit and scroll speed in the first aspect of the scroll method.

According to a third aspect of the scroll method, the scroll unit and the scroll speed registered in the second aspect of the scroll method are displayed.

A scrolling method according to a fourth aspect is the scrolling method according to any one of the first to third aspects, in which execution instruction means for instructing execution of scrolling is displayed on a window, and the user instructs the execution. When the means is clicked, the scroll is executed.

A scrolling method according to a fifth aspect is the scrolling method according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein stop instruction means for instructing to stop the scrolling is displayed on the window during execution of the scrolling. The scroll is stopped when the user clicks the stop instruction means.

In order to achieve the above object, the information processing apparatus according to claim 6 is an information processing apparatus including a display means having a function as a graphical user interface using a window, and is registered. And a scroll executing means for executing scroll based on the scroll unit and the scroll speed.

An information processing apparatus according to claim 7 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 6.
In the information processing apparatus, the user has a registration unit for registering the scroll unit and the scroll speed.

An information processing device according to claim 8 is the information processing device according to claim 6.
Alternatively, the display means of the information processing apparatus of No. 7 is configured to display the registered scroll unit and scroll speed.

An information processing apparatus according to claim 9 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 6.
9. The display means of the information processing device according to any one of 1 to 8 is configured to display execution instruction means for instructing execution of scrolling, and the scroll execution means is configured to display when the user clicks the execution instruction means. It is configured to perform scrolling.

According to a tenth aspect of the information processing apparatus, the display means of the information processing apparatus according to any one of the sixth to ninth aspects displays a stop instruction means for instructing stop of scrolling during execution of scrolling. The scroll execution means is configured to stop the scroll execution when the user clicks the stop instruction means.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a communication terminal device as an information processing device using a display device adopting a scrolling method according to an embodiment of the present invention as a display unit. In the figure, the communication terminal device includes an operation control unit 100 for a user to operate the communication terminal device,
The system includes a control unit 200 that controls the entire apparatus, an image processing unit 300 that processes image data and the like, and a communication processing unit 400 that performs communication processing via a communication line. Are connected to each other via.

The operation control section 100 includes a key input section 1 as a registration means for a user to input and register various information.
From the display unit 2 that displays various messages and images, and the panel control unit 3 that is connected between the system bus 16 and the key input unit 1 and the display unit 2 and that controls the key input unit 1 and the display unit 2. Become.

The control unit 200 stores various control signals of the MPU 11 including a microprocessor, which outputs various data signals and control signals according to the control program and controls the entire communication terminal device. The ROM / RAM unit 12 is used as a working area of the MPU 11 and temporarily stores various control data.
Each of the M / RAM units 12 is connected to the system bus 16.

The image processing unit 300 is connected to the system bus 16 and performs a DMA controller (DMAC) 4 for DMA transfer of image data, an image memory 13 for temporarily storing image data, and an image memory 13. Image information input unit 6 for inputting image data, an image information output unit 5 for extracting and outputting the image data stored in the image memory 13, and an image information input unit 6 and image information output connected to the system bus 16. An image input / output control unit 7 that controls the interface between the unit 5 and the system bus 16 and controls the image information input unit 6 and the image information output unit 5;
A compression / decompression unit 14 for compressing or decompressing transmitted / received image data, and a large-capacity hard disk or the like connected to the compression / decompression unit 14 for storing the image data for transmission compressed by the compression / decompression unit 14. Auxiliary storage unit 10 including memory
And a character recognition unit (OCR) 15 for recognizing characters and symbols included in the image data stored in the image memory 13 or the image data received from the communication line 17.

The communication processing section 400 includes a communication section 8 which transmits and receives image data via the communication line 17, and a communication control section 9 which is connected between the communication section 8 and the system bus 16 and controls the communication section 8. Composed of.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure for registering information relating to automatic window scrolling performed on the display unit 2 of the communication terminal device having the above-mentioned configuration. This flowchart is controlled by the MPU 11, and its control program is stored in the ROM / RAM unit 12.

This procedure is started when the user starts the input of the automatic scroll information through the key input unit 1, and the automatic scroll information registration dialog for registering the automatic scroll information in the format shown in FIG. 3 is displayed. Is displayed on the display unit 2 (step S201).

The registered automatic scroll information includes a scroll unit indicating the number of lines scrolled at one time, and
There is a scroll speed indicating a time interval of a scroll unit for scrolling once. The scroll speed is input in step S202, and the scroll unit is input in step S203.

When the scroll speed and the scroll unit are input and the "OK" button is clicked, the automatic scroll information is registered in the automatic scroll information table in the format shown in FIG. The automatic scroll information table is stored in a predetermined area of the ROM / RAM 12.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a window format displayed on the display unit 2 and having an automatic scroll button. The scroll bar 50 provided on the right side of this window format includes a next window button 51 for displaying the next page in the window, a previous window button 52 for displaying the previous page in the window, and an automatic instruction for instructing automatic scrolling in the direction of the next page. A scroll button 53, an automatic scroll button 54 for instructing automatic scroll in the direction of the previous page,
The stop buttons 55 and 56 function as stop instruction means for instructing to stop the automatic scroll. The automatic scroll buttons 53 and 54 constitute execution instruction means.

When the automatic scroll button 53 or 54 is clicked in the window having the above structure, the automatic scroll is started according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the scroll speed registered by the above procedure is confirmed (step S601), and the scroll speed is set in a timer (not shown) in the MPU 11 (step S602).

When the set timer time has elapsed, a timer interrupt is activated (step S603), the registered scroll unit is confirmed (step S604),
The lines for the confirmed scroll unit are scrolled (step S605).

Here, it is determined whether or not the stop button 55 or 56 has been pressed (step S606). If it is determined that the stop button 55 or 56 has been pressed, this procedure is immediately terminated. If it is determined that the information has not been pressed, it is determined whether or not there is still information to be scrolled in the scroll direction indicated by the automatic scroll button 53 or 54 that was pressed when the procedure was started (step S607).

If it is determined that there is still information to be scrolled, the process returns to step S601 described above. Also,
If it is determined that there is no information to be scrolled, this procedure ends immediately.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to automatically scroll by simply clicking the automatic scroll button 53 or 54 once. As a result, the conventional complexity can be eliminated and the scrolling procedure can be simplified. Further, by simplifying the scrolling procedure, it becomes possible to search for the target information earlier than before.

Since the scroll speed and the scroll unit are registered as the automatic scroll information, the optimum scroll can be realized according to the user's preference.

Furthermore, since the automatic scrolling can be stopped at a desired time point by only clicking the stop button 55 or 56 once, inefficient processing can be omitted and the scrolling procedure can be simplified.

[0034]

As described above, according to the scrolling method of the first aspect or the information processing apparatus of the sixth aspect, the scrolling is automatically executed based on the scrolling unit and the scrolling speed for scrolling at one time. So
The effect that the scrolling procedure can be simplified is obtained.

According to the scrolling method of the second aspect and the information processing apparatus of the seventh aspect, the scroll unit and the scrolling speed are registered in advance so that the optimum scrolling is automatically executed according to the user's preference. The effect of being able to do is obtained.

According to the scroll method of claim 4 and the information processing apparatus of claim 9, when the user clicks the execution instructing means, the scroll is executed, that is, the scroll is executed by only one action. The effect that it can be simplified is obtained.

A scrolling method according to claim 5 and claim 10
According to this information processing device, when the user clicks the stop instruction means, the scrolling is stopped, that is, the scrolling is stopped by only one action, so that the scrolling procedure can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a communication terminal device using a display device adopting a scrolling method according to an embodiment of the present invention as a display unit.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure for registering information regarding automatic window scrolling performed on the display unit.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an automatic scroll information registration dialog displayed on a display unit for registering automatic scroll information.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a format of an automatic scroll information table.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a window format having an automatic scroll button which is displayed on a display unit.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an automatic scrolling procedure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Key input part 2 Display part 11 MPU 53,54 Automatic scroll button 55,56 Stop button

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A scrolling method for a graphical user interface using a window, wherein scrolling is automatically executed based on a registered scroll unit and scroll speed for scrolling at one time. Method. 2. The user registers in advance the scroll unit and scroll speed.
Scrolling method described in. 3. The scroll method according to claim 1, wherein the registered scroll unit and scroll speed are displayed. 4. The execution instruction means for instructing execution of the scroll is displayed on a window, and the scroll is executed when the user clicks on the execution instruction means. The scrolling method according to item 1. 5. The stop instruction means for instructing stop of the scroll is displayed on the window during execution of the scroll, and the scroll is stopped when the user clicks the stop instruction means. Item 5. The scroll method according to any one of Items 1 to 4. 6. An information processing apparatus comprising a display means having a function as a graphical user interface using a window, the scroll execution means performing scrolling based on a registered scroll unit and scroll speed. An information processing device comprising: 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising registration means for a user to register the scroll unit and the scroll speed. 8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the display unit is configured to display the registered scroll unit and scroll speed. 9. The display means is configured to display execution instruction means for instructing execution of the scroll, and the scroll execution means executes the scroll when a user clicks the execution instruction means. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that. 10. The display means is configured to display stop instruction means for instructing stop of the scroll during execution of the scroll, and the scroll execution means,
10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the execution of the scroll is stopped when the user clicks the stop instruction unit.